Shared their recollection of overhearing this call. For g this call. For the most part, i have no reason to doubt their accounts. Its true that the president speaks loudly at times, and its also true i think we primarily discussed a ap rocky. Its true that the president likes to use color of language. Anyone who has met with him for any reasonable amount of time knows this. While i cannot remember the precise details, again, the white house has not allowed me to see any readouts of that call, and the july 26th call did not strike me as significant at the time. Actually actually, i would have been more surprised if President Trump had not mentioned investigations, particularly given what we were hearing from mr. Giuliani about the president s concerns. However, i have no recollection of discussing Vice President biden or his son on that call or after the call ended. I know that members of this committee frequently framed these complicated issues in the form of a simple question. Was the
Fewer. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk please make sure to silence all cellphones and electronic devices. Any speaker cards to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Items to be acted on today will appear on the november 12 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Item 1 is the transfer of 1419 bryant street and 1215 street known as the citys Animal Shelter incurred under the jurisdiction of the acc to the mta. The floor is yours. Thank you very much. Good afternoon. I am the Deputy Director of the real estate division. Before you is the transfer of two propertyies, 120015 street and currently used as an office and Animal Shelter and 1419 bryant street under the jurisdiction and former use by the San Francisco municipal use Transportation Agency for 0. Currently the 15 street site is not adequate for a. C. C. s uses. It has 29,000 square rentable feet, while the bryant Street Property has 3300 square feet and would be upgraded to incr
Democrats call that witness tampering in real time. More from todays hearing. The president realtime is attacking you. What effect do you think that has on other witnesses willing to come forward and expose wrongdoing . Well, its very intimidating. Ousted ambassador to ukraine murray yovanovitch said everywhere she went turned bad. The democrats call it witness intimidation. s became during the testimony, President Trump remained defiant. Republicans have been treated very badly. The career diplomat before the house intelligent committee. She said state Department Colleagues and her are subject to a smear campaign. How could our system fail like this . How can foreign, corrupt interest manipulate the government . Ukraines president Volodymyr Zelensky , told him he no longer had confidence in her. This prompted an president crane to ask about investigation into joe biden. He argued removing her was his constitutional right. Also he made the point, she was not a firsthand witness. Have y
Statement. Thank you, secretary shenker and assistant administrator harvey for testifying today. Nearly three years into the Trump Administration, the United States faces a multitude of challenges in the middle east. While the administration touts its maximum pressure policy, iran continues to destaiblize countries. Despite President Trumps bella koes rhetoric, tehran has bnl able to launch attacks. Undermining u. S. Deterrence and credibility. The Iranian Nuclear program is more advanced today. And the International Community is more guided in con froonting it. Iran continues to unjustly imprison americans and violate the human rights of its own people. Iran also continues to support bashar alla sawed and inside syria and in neighboring countries. This conflict in the humanitarian crisis will reshape the middle east for decades to come but our policy in syria remains ambiguous at best. President trump has now twice announced the rapid and complete withdrawal from troops from syria wit
The committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. This is the fifth in a series of public hearings the committee will be holding as part of the house of representatives impeachment inquiry. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. There is a quorum present. We will turn to our witness for an Opening Statement and then to questions. For audience members, we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. In turn, we ask for your respect as we proceed with todays hearing. Its the intention of the committee to proceed without disruptions. Ill make all necessary steps to maintain order and ensure the committee is run in house rules and House Resolution 660. I recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. This morning we will hear from gordon sondland, the American Ambassador to the European Union. We are here today as part of the house of representatives impeachment inquiry because President Donald Trump sought to condition military assistan